3 French soldiers were killed in eastern Mali as their armored vehicle hit an improvised explosive device
Since the launch of Operation Barkhane in 2013, 47 French soldiers have died.
More than 5,000 French soldiers are deployed under Barkhane which is led by France alongside the G5 Sahel countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad to fight against armed terrorist groups in the region, particularly Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Daesh/ISIS in the Greater Sahara (EIGS).
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